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Hope Springs Eternal : = Perceptions of Mutual Vulnerability Between Nuclear Rivals.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Hope Springs Eternal :/
Reminder of title:	Perceptions of Mutual Vulnerability Between Nuclear Rivals.
Author:	Milne, Caroline R.
Description:	1 online resource (253 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-03(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International79-03A(E).
Subject:	Public policy. -
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ISBN:	9780355480450

Hope Springs Eternal : = Perceptions of Mutual Vulnerability Between Nuclear Rivals.
Milne, Caroline R.

Hope Springs Eternal :Perceptions of Mutual Vulnerability Between Nuclear Rivals. - 1 online resource (253 pages)

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-03(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)

Includes bibliographical references

Do nuclear-armed rivals perceive a condition of "mutual vulnerability" to be inescapable? Such states generally have two long-term options when it comes to dealing with such a situation. On the one hand, they can accept that such a balance would likely endure, and seek only to maintain secure second-strike capabilities. On the other hand, they can reject the strategic circumstances as potentially robust, and pursue capabilities that promise to make nuclear war more tolerable. This dissertation examines two cases of nuclear rivalries in order to understand which position or approach tends to be adopted, and why.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2018

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9780355480450Subjects--Topical Terms:

1002398
Public policy.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

Hope Springs Eternal : = Perceptions of Mutual Vulnerability Between Nuclear Rivals.
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520 $a Do nuclear-armed rivals perceive a condition of "mutual vulnerability" to be inescapable? Such states generally have two long-term options when it comes to dealing with such a situation. On the one hand, they can accept that such a balance would likely endure, and seek only to maintain secure second-strike capabilities. On the other hand, they can reject the strategic circumstances as potentially robust, and pursue capabilities that promise to make nuclear war more tolerable. This dissertation examines two cases of nuclear rivalries in order to understand which position or approach tends to be adopted, and why.
520 $a The bulk of the project uses archival evidence to illuminate how U.S. and Soviet decision-makers wrestled with mutual vulnerability as it emerged and deepened during the Cold War. Analysis of this case reveals that the superpowers were inclined to reject the idea that their strategic situation was inescapable. Though the technical basis for a highly durable nuclear balance was in place by the early-to-mid 1960s, there was never a clear or constant consensus within U.S. or Soviet policy circles that mutual vulnerability would persist. As a result, each side continuously tried to liberate itself from the strategic dilemma, either by building up capabilities or modifying nuclear strategy.
520 $a Today the United States and the People's Republic of China, which comprise the second nuclear rivalry examined by this study, risk falling into a similar pattern. Nuclear exchange calculations establish that while mutual vulnerability between these two countries exists, the United States might still be able to reduce its risk under certain conditions. Put another way, the quantitative disparity between U.S. and Chinese strategic forces implies that certain nuclear war outcomes could favor the United States. In-depth interviews with U.S. and Chinese experts and former officials demonstrate that perceptions of the balance partly confirm this picture. While both sides appear to believe that mutual vulnerability is a current strategic fact, there is much uncertainty about its persistence. Historical lessons are thus key to navigating the United States and China away from a Cold War-style relationship premised predominantly on competition.
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